Brady

Primarily a boy's name · 98% boys

Meaning

Brady is an Irish given name meaning "descendant of Bradach". Brady was the 69th most popular baby name in 2020, and the 273rd for U.S. baby names.

From Wikipedia

Brady first appears in the data in 1883 and has been recorded in 142 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 4,951 babies (rank #93 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,098 boys (rank #309). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Brady

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Brady yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

97,775

Total babies (all years)

142

Years in the data

4,951

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Brady

Brady Corbetfilm actor · b. 1988
Brady Ellisonarcher · b. 1988

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1883	8	#688
1884	6	#864
1885	7	#772
1886	13	#517
1887	5	#948
1888	9	#709
1889	12	#556
1890	9	#672
1891	7	#775
1892	8	#806
1893	7	#846
1894	5	#1,099
1895	11	#643
1896	13	#599
1897	10	#689
1898	8	#810
1899	14	#523
1900	11	#791
1901	14	#538
1902	14	#591
1903	16	#552
1904	16	#571
1905	10	#796
1906	14	#647
1907	11	#824
1908	19	#591
1909	21	#576
1910	21	#639
1911	21	#693
1912	30	#804
1913	47	#651
1914	49	#754
1915	58	#792
1916	67	#746
1917	61	#807
1918	59	#859
1919	70	#776
1920	94	#655
1921	60	#902
1922	69	#811
1923	58	#898
1924	85	#717
1925	62	#843
1926	67	#805
1927	82	#717
1928	58	#874
1929	51	#941
1930	67	#784
1931	56	#843
1932	59	#830
1933	55	#835
1934	57	#829
1935	42	#981
1936	53	#832
1937	50	#870
1938	60	#800
1939	65	#747
1940	51	#882
1941	56	#847
1942	58	#860
1943	71	#774
1944	56	#843
1945	65	#762
1946	82	#723
1947	87	#737
1948	86	#723
1949	84	#749
1950	99	#685
1951	93	#719
1952	113	#650
1953	113	#670
1954	151	#601
1955	170	#568
1956	164	#594
1957	159	#608
1958	182	#574
1959	141	#650
1960	134	#674
1961	143	#656
1962	143	#647
1963	174	#596
1964	154	#625
1965	145	#629
1966	152	#603
1967	165	#588
1968	199	#538
1969	266	#471
1970	520	#358
1971	470	#372
1972	453	#369
1973	467	#358
1974	479	#350
1975	466	#358
1976	399	#386
1977	390	#397
1978	443	#364
1979	478	#366
1980	541	#340
1981	559	#332
1982	572	#334
1983	505	#351
1984	699	#291
1985	916	#248
1986	894	#251
1987	877	#255
1988	952	#246
1989	843	#291
1990	797	#315
1991	805	#320
1992	1,204	#238
1993	1,839	#174
1994	1,848	#173
1995	1,679	#188
1996	1,915	#176
1997	2,162	#159
1998	2,095	#163
1999	1,887	#184
2000	1,884	#189
2001	2,153	#174
2002	2,659	#147
2003	2,865	#142
2004	3,369	#122
2005	3,781	#110
2006	4,086	#106
2007	4,951	#93
2008	4,815	#94
2009	3,741	#110
2010	3,235	#127
2011	3,044	#135
2012	2,860	#136
2013	2,332	#175
2014	2,093	#195
2015	2,032	#198
2016	1,753	#222
2017	1,689	#226
2018	1,383	#261
2019	1,304	#274
2020	1,089	#304
2021	1,278	#272
2022	1,222	#282
2023	1,032	#323
2024	1,098	#309